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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
     A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
     especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
     steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
     propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
     or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
     Appendix.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
        connected drivers.
  
     Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
        vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
  
     Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
  
     Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
     A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
     especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
     steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
     propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
     or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
     Appendix.
  
     Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
        connected drivers.
  
     Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
        vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
  
     Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
  
     Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  locomotive engine
       n : a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that
           is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn: locomotive,
            engine, railway locomotive]

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